Anesthesia

Estimates of blood loss during surgery by anesthesia personnel may lead to excess transfusion, according to a recent study reported in Anesthesiology News. The study found that the estimated blood loss exceeded measured blood loss by more than 40 percent…

A recent study found that the use and cost of anesthesia services in gastroenterology procedures is increasing, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.

Almost 90 percent of surgery center respondents are experiencing a drug shortage at least weekly, according to an ASC Association drug shortage survey.

Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…

An anesthesiologist from Cookeville, Tenn., was fatally injured while vacationing with family last week, according to a Herald Citizen report.

Vijay Sudheendra, MD, has been named chief of anesthesia at Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, Mass., according to an India West report.

The American Board of Anesthesiology should model its recertification process more closely on that of the American Board of Internal Medicine, according to a physician editorial in Anesthesiology News.

Anesthesiologist Fernando Garcia, MD, will serve as medical director of the newly opened Nuviva Medical Weight Loss clinic in Boynton Beach, Fla.

The American Board of Anesthesiology should model its recertification process more closely on that of the American Board of Internal Medicine, according to a physician editorial in Anesthesiology News.

Anesthesiologist Fernando Garcia, MD, will serve as medical director of the newly opened Nuviva Medical Weight Loss clinic in Boynton Beach, Fla.